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41 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
first failed government before the Constitution
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ratification
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the official way to confirm a proposed law usually by vote
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levy |
impose a tax, fee, or fine
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Founders (or Framers)
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someone who writes a new law
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Virginia Plan
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proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch which was drafted by James Madison |
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New Jersey Plan |
proposal for the structureof the United States government presented by William Paterson
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Great Compromise
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a large and small state agreement to shape our government
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states
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Executive Branch
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brach of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing laws
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Judicial Branch
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part of the U.S. government that interprets the law
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Legislative Branch
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part of the U.S. government that makes the laws
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Checks & Balances
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counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
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Antifederalists
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a person who opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution
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Federalists
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a supporter of federalism
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Federalism
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the federal system of government
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majority rule
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the greater number should get greater power
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amendment
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a minor change in a document
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
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House of Representatives
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The lower house of the United States Congress which has 435 popularly elected officials
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Senate
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any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular
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Congress
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the national legislative body of a country
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Popular Sovereignty
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the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people |
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Republicanism
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ideology of governing a society or state as a republic |
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separation of powers
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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies |
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limited government |
a political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers |
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bicameralism |
all members from the legislature deliberate and vote as a single group |
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judicial review |
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
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impeachment |
a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity |
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quorum
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the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid |
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revenue
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income, especially when a company/organization and/of a substantial nature |
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veto
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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by law-making body |
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naturalization |
the legal act or process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country |
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elastic clause
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a statement in the US constitution |
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natural born citizen |
a requirement in United States Constitution for election of president or vice president |
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electoral college |
a body of people representing the states of the US who vote for president and vice president |
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Supreme Court
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the highest judicial court in a country or state |
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suffrage
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the right to vote in political elections |
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due process of law
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fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizens entitlement |
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bail |
a temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial |
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Constitution |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed |
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